BOTANIC GARDENS BELFAST - Near Belfast City Centre Video
Taking up 28 acres of south Belfast, the Botanic Gardens are located on Stranmillis Road in Queen's Quarter, with Queen's University nearby, the Ulster Museum is also located at the Gardens main entrance (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQb4Gn3XWcI).
The private Royal Belfast Botanical Gardens opened in 1828. It opened to the public on Sundays prior to 1895, after which it became a public park when it was purchased by the Belfast Corporation from the Belfast Botanical and Horticultural Society. The present owner of the gardens is the Belfast City Council.
Aside from the beautiful horticulture displays, the garden features children’s playground, a bowling green and beautiful walks around the grounds. Situated near Queens University Belfast, the Botanic Gardens are considered to be a representation of Belfast’s Victorian heritage. The Gardens are also a popular meeting place for residents, students and tourists.
The Palm House
The Palm House conservatory is located within the Belfast Botanic Gardens, since it was first established by the Marquess of Donegall in 1839 and work was completed on it 1840. Designed by Charles Lanyon and built by Richard Turner, the Palm House consists of two wings: the cool wing and the tropical wing. One of the most extraordinary features of the Palm House was its 11 meter tall Globe Spear Lily, which is native to Australia. It finally bloomed in March 2005 after a 23-year wait. The Palm House also features a 400-year-old Xanthorrhoea.
The Tropical Ravine House
Also located within the Botanic Gardens, the Tropical Ravine House was built by head gardener Charles McKimm in 1889 with a unique design. A sunken ravine runs the length of the building, with a balcony on each side. The most popular attraction is the Dombeya, which flowers every February. The Tropical Ravine also contains some of the oldest seed plants around today.
Concerts
Tennents ViTal festival was held in the gardens from 2002 to 2006. The festival included numerous world renowned performers, including Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, The Coral, The Streets and The White Stripes, as well as Snow Patrol, The Raconteurs, Editors and Kaiser Chiefs.
In 1997, U2 played their first Belfast concert in over a decade as part of the PopMart Tour with 40,000 fans in attendance.
Award Nominations
Every year from 2011 to 2016, the Botanic Gardens was awarded the Green Flag Award, which recognises the best open spaces in the UK.
Important Historical Facts
Queen Victoria visited the Botanic Gardens twice during her reign. Her first visit was in August 1849 and her second visit was during her Diamond Jubilee in 1897.
Ulster Museum
Considered to be the largest museum in Northern Ireland, Ulster Museum is located within the Belfast Botanic Gardens and takes up around 8,000 square meters of display space. It features a wide variety of artifacts, including fine art and applied art, archaeology, ethnography, treasures from the Spanish Armada, local history, numismatics, industrial archaeology, botany, zoology and geology.
When it comes to gardens, there are different ones located in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which could be referred to in addition to the Botanic Gardens. The list of these gardens include Sir Thomas and Lady Dixon Park which is one of the oldest and which Lady Dixon built as a memory for her husband (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uG-lnFNNTDE), Ormeau Park in Belfast which opened back in 1871 and which is also considered one of the best (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7nK8EwtkmQ), Lagan Valley Regional Park which is also one of the parks to be found and visited in Belfast (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qXidd6SG0c), Drumglass park (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRxHsbpg1KU).
The Botanic Gardens in Belfast is considered the closest to the centre of the city and that might be one of the reasons why it is considered the one mostly known when we speak about tourists and those who are visiting the city for some touristic reasons - but Irish people living in Belfast will definitely make use of all those other gardens which are scattered all around the city.
If you are visiting Belfast for the first time and you are thinking about the touristic places which you could visit then keeping those gardens in mind when it comes to the free time that you might end up having is beneficial but your mind should be always focused on Belfast main attractions that are related to the history of the city and the landscapes of it.
Have you ever been to the Botanic Gardens in Belfast before to check all these things which are found inside or just to have a walk through the green areas? Share your experience with us and tell us what did you enjoy the most about this place and what was considered new and totally took your breath away while walking there?
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